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Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Director of Financial Management

The closing date is 15 November 2026

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Job summary

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is introducing a new Accountable Care Group (ACG) operating model, bringing clinical, operational and professional leadership closer together and strengthening accountability for the performance and development of our services. We are seeking an exceptional Director of Financial Management to lead our central financial management function. This significant Band 9 leadership role brings together Trust-wide financial management and reporting, corporate finance, research and development finance, and clinical income.

Reporting to the Deputy Chief Finance Officer, you will work closely with the Chief Finance Officer, ACG finance leaders and senior colleagues across the Trust. You will help shape financial decisions, strengthen financial control and ensure leaders have a clear, reliable understanding of our financial position. This is much more than a traditional financial reporting role. You will combine strategic leadership with technical expertise, insight and constructive challenge, building a finance function that supports effective decision-making, financial sustainability and excellent patient care.

Main duties of the job

Lead Trust-wide budgeting, forecasting and consolidated financial reporting across ACG, corporate and research portfolios. Ensure internal reporting and NHS England returns are accurate, timely and robust, providing clear analysis of performance, risks, pressures and required actions. Oversee clinical income reporting, commissioner submissions and provide expert advice on NHS payment arrangements, supporting contract negotiations and managing significant income risks and opportunities.Support budget holders to deliver corrective action where required and ensure strong financial stewardship across all areas.

Work collaboratively with ACG finance leaders and strategic finance colleagues to establish consistent standards, strengthen assurance and improve financial management processes, systems and reporting capability. Lead and develop senior finance teams and contribute to Trust-wide productivity, transformation and financial improvement programmes.

You will be a CCAB-qualified accountant, or possess equivalent experience, with substantial senior financial leadership experience in a large, complex organisation. You will have a strong background in financial management, forecasting, reporting and team leadership, with the ability to influence senior clinical, operational and executive stakeholders. Excellent communication, analytical and relationship-building skills are essential. Knowledge of NHS clinical income and contracting arrangements is desirable.

About us

Cambridge University Hospitals (CUH) NHS Foundation Trust comprises Addenbrooke's Hospital and the Rosie Hospital in Cambridge. With over 13,000 staff and over 1100 beds the priorities of the Trust focus on a quality service which is all about people - patients, staff and partners. Recognised as providing 'outstanding' care to our patients and rated 'Good' overall by the Care Quality Commissioner, is testament to the skill and dedication of the people who work here. CUH's values - Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent - are at the heart of patient care, defining the way all staff work and behave. The Trust provides accessible high-quality healthcare for the local people of Cambridge, together with specialist services, dealing with rare or complex conditions for a regional, national and international population.

CUH is committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves. We value our differences and fully advocate and support an inclusive working environment where every individual can fulfil their potential. We want to ensure our people are truly representative of all the communities that we serve. We welcome applications for all positions in the organisation irrespective of people's age, disability, ethnicity, race, nationality, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity status or social economic background.

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£112,782 to £129,783 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

180-F-265041

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 15th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 27th November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Applicant Information Pack (combined Job Description and Person Specification) for key duties and responsibilities.

This vacancy will close at midnight on 15th November 2026.

Interviews are due to be held on 27th November 2026.

All appointments with a start date on or after 1 October 2026 will be subject to a 12-week probationary period. This provides a structured and supportive period to help you settle into your role, with regular reviews and feedback.

Due to Home Office immigration rules, a full-time permanent vacancy cannot be filled by individuals on a student visa. Therefore, please be advised that if you are a student visa holder, we will not be able to offer you a full-time permanent contract unless you have:

• applied for a Graduate visa
• or you will have successfully completed your course and have applied for a Graduate visa before the anticipated start date of your employment

Benefits to you

At Cambridge University Hospitals, we want to do all we can to support good working days. We offer development opportunities and a wide range of benefits, including on-site leisure facilities, shopping concourse and day nurseries. Our good work programme currently includes providing reduced cost Stagecoach bus travel to and from Cambridge University Hospital site. Park and Ride bus journeys between Babraham Road and Trumpington sites are free, as is the route to and from Cambridge train station and our hospitals. We also subsidise the cost of parking on site for eligible staff.

On CUH campus, hot food is available 24/7 and at a reduced cost for colleagues. Recently we launched the first of our staff pod break spaces. Located in the Deakin Centre, we have a purpose-created colleague-only caf, with free tea and coffee, a break space and private outside area for colleagues to rest, refuel and recharge. Just one of the ways we are working hard to support good working days at CUH.

CUH is committed to assisting employees in achieving a good work-life balance irrespective of role or personal circumstances. Flexible arrangements may include, but are not limited to, part-time working, job-share, term-time working and flexible start and finish times.

Please note if you would like to discuss the required hours of this role further, you should approach the contact given. In some cases, alternative working hours will be considered.

We welcome applications from the Armed Forces.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB qualified accountant (or evidence of equivalent skills and experience), with substantial postqualification experience at senior level; the post holder must comply with the professional and ethical requirements of the relevant accountancy body.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of significant continuing professional development relevant to senior financial and organisational leadership.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive senior financial leadership experience within a large and complex organisation, including significant experience within the NHS or a comparable healthcare environment.
• Substantial experience of leading financial management, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, management accounting and financial performance reporting.
• Experience operating at or close to Executive and Board level, providing authoritative financial advice and challenge to senior leaders.
• Demonstrable experience of leading senior finance teams and managing through experienced professional managers.
• Experience of leading organisation -wide financial planning and performance management processes.
• Experience of providing financial leadership to significant business cases, investment decisions, productivity, transformation or financial improvement programmes.
• Track record of leading improvement in financial systems, processes, reporting or analytical capability.

Desirable

• Experience within a large acute NHS Foundation Trust or teaching hospital.
• Experience of financial management relating to research and externally funded activity.
• Experience of working with NHS England, an Integrated Care Board or other system partners.

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of NHS finance, including financial planning, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Detailed understanding of NHS financial governance, financial controls, Standing Financial Instructions and delegated authority arrangements.
• Strong understanding of the financial implications of service planning, workforce, activity, productivity and organisational transformation.
• Knowledge of financial modelling, options appraisal, business case development and investment appraisal.
• Up -to -date understanding of the NHS financial and policy environment and its implications for provider organisations.

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS clinical income and contracting arrangements.
• Knowledge of research finance, research funding and externally funded activity.
• Knowledge of financial systems development, automation and modern management information tools.

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed analytical and interpretative skills, with the ability to assess financial and other organisational information and provide clear advice on risks, options and required action.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, with the credibility to operate effectively with Executive Directors, senior clinicians, operational leaders and senior finance colleagues.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and persuasively to financial and non -financial audiences.
• Ability to present financial performance, strategic options, risks and recommendations confidently at Executive, Board or committee level.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to develop, motivate and hold senior professional teams to account.
• Ability to exercise sound professional judgement and constructive challenge where issues are sensitive, contested or have significant organisational implications.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver effectively to demanding organisational and regulatory deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience of representing an organisation in regional or national finance forums or networks.

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Commitment to NHS values and public service principles.
• High standards of personal integrity, probity and professional conduct.
• Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to inclusive leadership.
• High level of professional credibility and personal resilience, with the ability to remain effective in a challenging financial and organisational environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries while maintaining the independence required of a senior finance leader.
• Ability to travel between Trust sites and external locations as required.
• Ability to understand and behave at all times towards patients, visitors and colleagues in accordance with the Trust values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• CCAB qualified accountant (or evidence of equivalent skills and experience), with substantial postqualification experience at senior level; the post holder must comply with the professional and ethical requirements of the relevant accountancy body.
• Educated to Masters level or equivalent experience.
• Evidence of significant continuing professional development relevant to senior financial and organisational leadership.

Experience

Essential

• Extensive senior financial leadership experience within a large and complex organisation, including significant experience within the NHS or a comparable healthcare environment.
• Substantial experience of leading financial management, including planning, budgeting, forecasting, management accounting and financial performance reporting.
• Experience operating at or close to Executive and Board level, providing authoritative financial advice and challenge to senior leaders.
• Demonstrable experience of leading senior finance teams and managing through experienced professional managers.
• Experience of leading organisation -wide financial planning and performance management processes.
• Experience of providing financial leadership to significant business cases, investment decisions, productivity, transformation or financial improvement programmes.
• Track record of leading improvement in financial systems, processes, reporting or analytical capability.

Desirable

• Experience within a large acute NHS Foundation Trust or teaching hospital.
• Experience of financial management relating to research and externally funded activity.
• Experience of working with NHS England, an Integrated Care Board or other system partners.

Knowledge

Essential

• Extensive knowledge of NHS finance, including financial planning, management accounting, budgeting, forecasting and performance reporting.
• Detailed understanding of NHS financial governance, financial controls, Standing Financial Instructions and delegated authority arrangements.
• Strong understanding of the financial implications of service planning, workforce, activity, productivity and organisational transformation.
• Knowledge of financial modelling, options appraisal, business case development and investment appraisal.
• Up -to -date understanding of the NHS financial and policy environment and its implications for provider organisations.

Desirable

• Knowledge of NHS clinical income and contracting arrangements.
• Knowledge of research finance, research funding and externally funded activity.
• Knowledge of financial systems development, automation and modern management information tools.

Skills

Essential

• Highly developed analytical and interpretative skills, with the ability to assess financial and other organisational information and provide clear advice on risks, options and required action.
• Excellent interpersonal, influencing and negotiation skills, with the credibility to operate effectively with Executive Directors, senior clinicians, operational leaders and senior finance colleagues.
• Ability to communicate complex financial information clearly and persuasively to financial and non -financial audiences.
• Ability to present financial performance, strategic options, risks and recommendations confidently at Executive, Board or committee level.
• Strong leadership skills, with the ability to develop, motivate and hold senior professional teams to account.
• Ability to exercise sound professional judgement and constructive challenge where issues are sensitive, contested or have significant organisational implications.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and deliver effectively to demanding organisational and regulatory deadlines.

Desirable

• Experience of representing an organisation in regional or national finance forums or networks.

Additional Requirements

Essential

• Commitment to NHS values and public service principles.
• High standards of personal integrity, probity and professional conduct.
• Demonstrable commitment to equality, diversity and inclusion and to inclusive leadership.
• High level of professional credibility and personal resilience, with the ability to remain effective in a challenging financial and organisational environment.
• Ability to work collaboratively across organisational and professional boundaries while maintaining the independence required of a senior finance leader.
• Ability to travel between Trust sites and external locations as required.
• Ability to understand and behave at all times towards patients, visitors and colleagues in accordance with the Trust values of Together - Safe, Kind, Excellent.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cambridge University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.cuh.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Executive Assistant to Chief Finance Officer

Taylor Hall

[email protected]

Details

Date posted

30 October 2026

Pay scheme

Very senior manager (VSM)

Salary

£112,782 to £129,783 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

180-F-265041

Job locations

Addenbrookes Hospital-Division Corporate

Hills Road

Cambridge

CB2 0QQ

United Kingdom

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